Posts Tagged ‘great sketch challenges’
Three for One Today – Happy Birthday, Congrats and Welcome
We’re now into Spring, but not so in Central New York! It’s gloomy and 32 degrees out while I type this post. But no matter what’s going on outside, I can find my “happy place” amidst Stampin’ Up!’s bright, fun colors. And the beautiful It’s My Part Designer Series Paper has the perfect color scheme to brighten anyone’s day – Melon Mambo, Crushed Curry, Mint Macaron and Basic Black.
And I’m trying to use our beautiful Sale-A-Bration products every day, since there are only a few days left of the best Stampin’ Up! sale of the year! My sentiment comes from Perfect Pairings, a wonderful sentiment stamp set that you’ll be able to use time and time again. Here’s another card I made using this great stamp set – click HERE.
My Stampin’ Up! team, the From the Heart Stampers, does a sketch challenge twice a month. It’s a really fun way to see what everyone’s working on and to get some inspiration for a new design. I always start my card designs with a sketch layout, so this is especially fun for me. This is just one of the many perks for being a part of my team. Here’s the sketch I was working from for my card design:
See how easy it is to create a fabulous card with a great sketch and some beautiful Stampin’ Up! supplies!
- I cut the It’s My Party designer paper into different widths from 1/4″ to 3/4″. It killed me to not keep them straight – I’m such a perfectionist – but I thought it actually looked better to be a little “off”.
- The large flower is created using the Floral Frames Framelits with the Big Shot. Circles are cut using the Circle Framelits. Leaves and tiny Crushed Curry flower are cut using Flower Fair Framelits. Yes, I do use my Framelits a lot!
- There’s a little nest of Silver Thread between the flower and the Crushed Curry circle. Just add some SNAIL Adhesive to the center of the flower, wad up a nice long piece of thread and stick it down into the adhesive. Use Dimensionals to hold the circles on top. Yes, this thread looks better “messy” too! At first I wound it around my hand making it into nice, even loops, but it looked too forced.
And why stop there with this great layout! I went on to create some congratulations and welcome cards for my team members. First up is a fabulous “way to go” card, complete with stars and glimmer paper.
- The big star is cut with – you guessed it – the Stars Framelits.
- The tiny silver star is a handheld punch in the Itty Bitty Accents Punch Pack and Silver Glimmer Paper.
- “Way to Go” is one of the many celebratory stamps in the Bravo stamp set, found in the main Annual Catalog. I stamped it once in Black Memento Ink then again on scrap paper in Melon Mambo ink and cut out the “to” banner, adhering it over the black stamping with Dimensionals.
- Check out the sweet little Melon Mambo enamel dot from the It’s My Party collection! Love that they have a self-adhesive backing.
And my last version of this card went out to brand new team members who have joined my team this month. In all, we’ve added quite a number of demonstrators, both hobbyists and business-builders, during Sale-A-Bration! There are a few days left – won’t you consider joining our team? During Sale-A-Bration, choose $155 of products and pay only $99 – an extra $30 in products during this sale only. And your starter kit ships free, giving you an additional 10% savings!
Consider taking Stampin’ Up! for a test drive! You have absolutely nothing to lose, and you may gain a great deal – demonstrator discounts, earning extra money and the community of stampers found with my team. Click HERE to check out all the reasons to consider joining the From the Heart Stampers!
Don’t Forget!
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